Is it part of the simulation that I have discovered that I was living in a simulation? If I have decided that I want to stray off from the simulation, how would I know I am just playing part of the simulation to live differently?
Readit Newstranvu commented on Ask HN: Would you live differently if you had proof you were in a simulation? · Posted by u/dawhizkid
Nothing new for me. Just trying to decouple some components from my side project from a year ago.
For those interested, this is a JS/React project.
The app is an open-source version of Alfred built on top of Electron/React -- https://github.com/vutran/dext
While it's very difficult at the moment to work on the app itself, I decided to just extract the search component to be reused elsewhere so I've started building Omnibar (https://github.com/vutran/omnibar).
- The Road to Character (David Brooks)
- Code (Charles Petzold)
- Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual (John Z. Sonmez)
- Zero Bugs and Program Faster (Kate Thompson)
- Daemon (Daniel Suarez)
- Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Brian Christian)
- How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships (Leil Lowndes)
tranvu commented on Ask HN: How technically hard was it for Twitter to move to 280 chars? · Posted by u/jabo
The common incorrect usage of the term is just one of my pet peeves. I couldn't help myself.
Sometimes, you may have to refactor existing code to be able to add new features.
tranvu commented on Ask HN: What are your personal projects that helped in landing a job? · Posted by u/bootcat
My most popular one has to be an Alfred alternative I made back when I had to use both Windows/Mac for work. It was actually my first full Electron/React application so it may have been over-engineered like most side projects.
https://github.com/vutran/dext/
In general, just being active in the open source community makes landing a job much easier.
tranvu commented on Ask HN: Experienced JavaScript programmers, what are your recommendations? · Posted by u/gits1225
Just don't do it. I totally regret I went for Javascript.
I started with systems programming with C++ etc.. At some point some 5 years ago I made the unfortunate decision to go for Javascript. After 5 years I can now confidently say that programming in Javascript is not about what you are creating, it is about what ESxxx version you use, what framework you use, whether you're using Promises or whatever idea people come up with tomorrow, and all this in an ever accellerating and continuing hype. I am sick of it already. Almost everything I learn is already, or will be soon, deprecated.
I would recommend people to go for C++/Qt or any language/framework where what you learn will not be wasted soon so you can use your valuable time to create things rather than learn the next framework or language idea all the time.
The original poster asked for recommendations in a particular language. If your recommendation is to learn a different language, it is irrelevant. What may not work for you, may work well for others.
There's many ways to do this, both offline and online. Attend local meetups and network and meet new people. The experiences you gain from meeting new people will eventually pay off either with a new job or transfer of knowledge which is invaluable.
You can also try contributing more to open source projects. Pick a project of your interest and just see where you can contribute. Employers love to see those who gives back to the community. For more on this, I recently wrote a quick piece that can hopefully inspire you and others who are interested in contributing to open source (https://medium.com/@tranvu/path-to-open-source-bec824af077d)
If you're specifically seeking for more freelance clients, one of the best way is to ask your people who you have worked with in the past. The majority of the consulting work I do stems from referrals. If you lack a network of connections, you can try some freelance gig sites such as Upwork.
I start projects very often and find myself using my scaffolding [tool](https://github.com/vutran/zel) for minimal dotfiles (which are downloaded from a repo) very often.
Also use it a lot for syncing dotfiles in my user directory between my work and home computers.
Got it. One of the differentiators of Memo is the deep Slack integration, for example with the recently launched Message Menus:
https://blog.memo.ai/10x-your-slack-apps-ux-with-message-men...
We plan to offer G Suite and GitHub sign-in soon.
Slack accounts are separate for each team you join. A lot of people join a handful of public and private teams. This means we have to create an account each time?